The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-11-26
Maryland Affairs.
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Baltimore county public schools were atten-
ded by Il, 1853 children during the past scho-
lastic year, an increase of 250.
There was o considerable snowfall in Gar
rett county last Sunday, which made good
sleighing. The weather was very cold.
An infantry company, to be called jackson
Guards, in honor of Governor-elect jackson,
has been organized at Belair. Charles L..
Dallam, recently West Point cadet, is the
captain.
DR.. VIM. r. Sanderson, one of the wealth.
lest citizens of Frederick, died there on Thurs
day night of last week, aged T8 years. He
was unmarried, and his fortune will go to his
four or five nieces.
Samuel Crown, of Montgomery county aged
over 80, while asleep walked out of a window
and fell to the ground distance of 10 feet.
At first his injuries were considered trihiHg,
| but on Monday last it was feared they would
result fatally.
On Friday night of last week small barn
on the premises of Mr.. Henry Byerman, at
o. Horsey's distillery, near Burkittsyille,
Frederick county, was entirely consumed by
fire, together with two horses, a COW, a hog
and quantity of hay and fodder. The fire
is supposed to have been ofincendiary origin.
Prof VIM 81. Hopkins, who resigned the
vice-presidency of St. Johns College, Annsp-
oils, to become president of the Womens
Female College, connected with the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Baltimore, returned on
Saturday from an extended trip to Europe.
DIR. Hopkins will make tour of the United
States before entering upon his duties.
A corn-crib. containing nearly 400 barrels
of corn, on the premises of Messrs. John
White 4 Sons, proprietors of the Moreland
do 0uD Eradar,nk
county, was destroyed by FIRE of supposed
incendiary origin Monday night. No insur-
ance. The large barn on the farm, in close
proximity, was saved with difficulty.
George NJ. Gill, the Oldest member of the
Baltimore bar, died suddenly in his law Office
on Friday oe last week, of paralysis, supefin-
duced by acute indigestion. He was native
of Baltimore, and in his 85th year. For
many years he was a prominent hgure IN Bal
timore, and was director of the Western
Maryland Railrord.
Miss Mary Henderson, daughter Of Mr..
Gather Henderson, of the fourth district of
Howard county, and Mr.. Francis j. Carpen-
ter, Of Hyndman, Pa, were quietly married
at the residence Of the brides father, at Lis
bon. on Wednesday of last week, in the pres
ence of number of friends. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. j. I. Lassell, of the
NJ. P. Church.
Mrs. Levin Mears, of Cambridge, whose
murder of her daughter, and attempt at self
destruction was noticed IN the ADVOCATE,
made another attempt upon her life, IN prison,
by beating her head against the jagged edge
| Of an iron bedpost in her cell. Her forehead
was terribly lacerated and the skull laid bare
in several places. 1t required the services OF
| four strong men to oyerpower her before she
would submit to have her wounds dressed.
The fitch anniversary Of the founding Of
the Visitation Convent, Baltimore, and the
golden Jubilee of Sister Martha Leonard
! Neale were Jointly celebrated Oh Wednesday,
| with beautiful ceremonies, in the handsome
chapel of the convent. The marble altar
was decorated with flowers and lighted with
MANY candles. Just before ten o clock Car.
dinal Gibbons arrived. The clergy assisting
in the ceremony wore their golden yestments
in honor of the jubilarian.
Miss Belle Funkhouser, young lady, aged
about % years, daughter of NJ. L. Funk
houser, Hagerstown, died there suddenly on
Friday evening of last week under cireum-
stances which lead the authorities to think
that she may have committed suicide. She
had been up town shopping, and returned
home about five O'Clock, and after speaking
pleasantly to the members of the household
| TeIlreu TO H6T TOOuly US was buIpOoCof AOA
the purpose of changing her wearing apparel.
| A few moments afterwards groans were heard
| to proceed from her room. and upon mem
Der of the family going there the door was
| found to be locked. A neighbor was called
in, who forced the door, when the young
lady was found lying across the bed, frpthipg
at the mouth. A. physician was Immediately
| summoned, but he found she was dying, and
she expired in few moments. A jury Of in
quest decided that death was caused by IN
known causes. 1t was in evidence that she
was engaged to young man at Bentonyille,
Va, and was betrayed by another man four
or five months ago.
At little before ten o'clock on Friday
night of last week Mrs. Mary Yeakle, widow
of the late VIM. Yeakle, while returning home
alone from visit to friend, was attacked on
South Market street one of the principal
thoroughfares of Frederick, by an unknown
eolored man, and knocked down and brHtally
heaies. She il about ffty-six years ef age,
Of rather stout build, and is lady well known
and highly esteemed in the community. She
states that she observed the man apparently
following her, and BECAME somewhat qneasy,
hut he soon passed her and her fears we're al
layed. A short distance from the west COR
ner Of All Saints street, and near her resi-
denoe, however, she heard atealthY footsteps
behind her and on stepping to one side to al
low tie person to pass she was struck . terrific
blow In the face and knocked into the street.
Almost as soon as her body touched the ground
her sssailant pounced upon her and continued
to strike her in the face, at the same time
telling her that if she made an cutlery he would
kill her. She screamed, nevertheless, and
was soon surrounded by neighbors and friends,
the pegFg in the meantime making his escape.
John Il. Bgns, c9loFed, vas arrasted an s9s:
picion of being the assailant, was taken before
Mrs Yeakle who fully Unidentified him. About
! o'clock on Wednesday morning 100 men
appeared at the Jail and demanded his sur
render, but the sheriff would not comply, and
they battered down the door, took Bigus out
and hanged him. He made confession, af
terYards denied it, and then implicated an
other negFo,
The ANIMAL meeting of the stockholders of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was held on Monday. The following Direc-
tors were elected: James Sloan, Jr., Char
les F. Mayer, James L. McLane, William
Keyser, William F. Burns. Robert Garrett,
I. Harrison Garrett, James Carey Coale,
George w. Dobbin, John Gregg George A.
Won Lingen and Decatur Ii. Miller. The
first four named succeed Aubrey Pearre,
John X. Cowen, W. w. Taylor and Joshua
p. Harvey, and represent the New York and
London Syndicate. The Stockholders rat
flied the action Of the directors In subscribing
to the stock and bonds of the Grafton and
Greenbrier Road running from Grafton to
Belington, forty-one miles, and also to the
stock and bonds of the Wheeling and Pitts
burg Road, the latter of which will be inclu-
ded in the consolidated mortgage as addition
al security. The report of the President was
presented, showing the revenue of the past
year to have been $40 $50 035, an increase of
81, 236, 59s on the revenues of the preceding
year. The earnings Of the main stem were
81, POI, 34S and the expenses Sc, 858, OC4,
leaving net balance Of S4,34s, 243. The
working expenses we're 6l.22 per cent The
profit and loss account shows an increase forl
the past fiscal year of $50, 1858. Under an ar
rangement made with syndicate Of eminent
bankers, funds sufficient to take care of the
floating debt of the company have been Sc
cured, and this debt, IL is expected, will be
funded during the coming year, In accordance
with plan which has received the approval
of the syndicate.
James Cover, of townsville, Frederick
county, was given hearing before Justice
Thomas Turner at Frederick, last Saturday
afternoon on the charge ofattempting to bride
!. ". Willer. Republican, ofthe same place,
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